Enter Baftard. Baft. The enemy's in view, draw up your powers, Hard is the guess of their true ftrength and forces, By diligent difcovery; but your hafte Is now urg'd on you. Alb. We will greet the time. SCENE III. [Exit. Baft. To both these fifters have I fworn my love: Each jealous of the other, as the ftung Are of the adder. Which of them fhall I take? Her husband being alive. Now then, we'll ufe SCENE IV. A Field. [Exit. Alarum within. Enter with drum and colours, Lear, Cordelia, and foldiers over the stage, and exeunt. Edg. Enter Edgar and Glo'fter. ERE father, take the fhadow of this tree E48.H For your good hoft; pray that the right may thrive: a Here is... If If ever I return to you again, [Exit Edgar [Alarum and retreat within, Enter Edgar. Edg. Away old man, give me thy hand, away; King Lear hath loft, he and his daughter ta'en,. Give me thy hand. Come on. Glo. No further, Sir, a man may rot even here. Edg. What, in ill thoughts again? men must endure Their going hence, ev'n as their coming hither: Ripeness is all; come on. Glo. And that's true too. SCENE V. A Camp. [Exeunt Enter Baftard, Lear and Cordelia as prifoners, Soldiers, Baft. SOME officers take them away; good guard, That are to cenfure them. Cor. We're not the first, Who with best meaning have incurr'd the worst: : And pray, and fing, and tell old tales, and laugh As As if we were God's fpies. And we'll wear out, Baft. Take them away. Lear. Upon fuch facrifices, my Cordelia, The gods themselves throw incenfe. Have I caught thee? He that parts us, fhall bring a brand from heav'n, Capt. I'll 'do't, my lord. Baft. About it, and write happy, when thou'ft done, -inftantly, and carry it fo Mark, I fay, As I have fet it down.. SCENE VI. [Exit Captain To him, Enter Albany, Gonerill, Regan, and Soldiers. Baft. I thought fit To fend the old and miferable King And And turn our impreft launces in our eyes Which do command them. With him I fent the Queen, I hold you but a fubject of this war, Reg. That's as we lift to grace him. Methinks our pleasure might have been demanded Gon. Not fo hot : In his own grace he doth exalt himself, More than in your Reg. In my right, advancement.. By me invefted, he compeers the best. Alb. That were the most, if he should husband you. Reg. Jefters do oft prove prophets. Gon. Holla, holla! That eye that told you fo, look'd but a-fquint. Reg. Lady I am not well, elfe I should anfwer Take thou my foldiers, prifoners, patrimony, Gon. Mean you to enjoy him? Alb. The lett alone lyes not in your good will. Alb. Half-blooded fellow, yes, Baft. Let the drum ftrike, and prove my title good. Alb. Stay yet; hear reafon: Edmund, I arreft thee On capital treafon, and in thy arreft, This gilded ferpent: for your claim, fair fifter, If you will marry, make your loves to me, Gen. An enterlude. Alb. Thou art arm'd, Glo'fter, let the trumpet found: If none appear to prove upon thy perfon Thy heinous, manifeft, and many treafons, Reg. Sick, O fick Gon. If not, I'll ne'er truft a poison. [Afide Baft. There's my exchange, what in the world he is That names me traitor, villain-like he lies; Call by the trumpet: he that dares approach, On him, on you, who not? I will maintain My truth and honour firmly. Enter a Herald. Alb. A herald, ho. Truft to thy fingle virtues, for thy foldiers, Reg. My fickness grows upon me. Alb. She is not well, convey her to my tent. SCENE VII. [Exit Reg. Come hither, herald, let the trumpet found, Herald reads. [A trumpet founds] IP any man of quality or degree within the lifts of the army, will maintain upon Edmund fuppofed Earl of Glo'lter, that he is a manifold traitor, let him appear by the third found of the trumpet: he is bold in his defence. Her. Again. Her. Again. medicine 】 trumpet. 2 trumpet. 3 trumpet. [Trumpet answers him within Enter |